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Judge rules NSA's phone surveillance likely unconstitutional

Clip: 12/16/2013 | 5m 30s

Judge rules NSA's bulk collection of phone records is likely unconstitutional

A federal judge has ruled that the NSA's phone surveillance program is likely unconstitutional. Judge Richard Leon said the program violates Americans' reasonable expectation of privacy. Judy Woodruff discusses the ruling with Josh Gerstein of Politico.

12/16/2013 | Rating NR

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